Chapter 10 introduces arrays for holding sets of data. Arrays are very useful in this respect, but they have their limitations. Arrays provide only limited functionality; for example, it is not easy to increase or reduce the size of an array, and neither is it a simple matter to sort the data held in an array. Another issue is that arrays only really provide a single means of accessing data, by using an integer index. If your application needs to store and retrieve data by using some ...

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